Isaac Penington Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Isaac Penington, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1640–16423 events2 places

Chronological biography

1640

Presentation of Root and Branch Petition11 December 1640

Religion / Church of England · Alderman · Alderman of London · London

Penington presents a mass London petition calling for abolition of episcopacy.

1641

City Parliamentary CampaignDecember 1641

Government / Government of England · Member of Parliament for City of London · London

Penington helps organise City support for Parliament against royal military appointments.

1642

City Protects Five Members5 January 1642

Government / Government of England · Lord Mayor of London · City of London

Penington supports City resistance to royal efforts to capture the parliamentary leaders.

Titles and roles

Alderman · Alderman of London · Lord Mayor of London · Member of Parliament for City of London

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.